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arXiv:2601.03355 · Physical Review Research

Critical aging and relaxation dynamics in long-range systems

Valerio Pagni, Friederike Ihssen, Nicolò Defenu

Published Oct 14, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

We study the dynamical scaling of long-range $\mathrm{O}(N)$ models after a sudden quench to the critical temperature, using the functional renormalization group approach. We characterize both short-time aging and long-time relaxation as a function of the symmetry index $N$, the interaction range decay exponent $σ$ and the dimension $d$. Our results substantially improve on perturbative predictions, as demonstrated by benchmarks against Monte Carlo simulations and the large-$N$ limit. Finally, we demonstrate that long-range systems increase the performance of critical heat engines with respect to a local active medium.

DOI
10.1103/31g2-slsh

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